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<blockquote data-quote="Farminlund" data-source="post: 207189" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>We've been slaughtering our own for ~25 yr (about 1.5 animals/yr) & have had (2) "dark cutters" that have much blood in the meat as a result of excessive adrenaline in the system (hamburger is sticky & all the meat is very dark in color). The first one we didn't even suspect a problem nor had we ever heard of if until we went to pick up our beef. The slaughter folk said they were sorry but this was one of those animals that needed to be shot in the pasture, then butchered. I asked why & the explanation was that she never settled down while awaiting slaughter & had flooded her body with adrenaline & the resultant blood flow tainted the meat (at least that is their story). The second time was some years later when I tried to load the steer on the truck & he went crazy (charging me & doing anything & everything not to get on that truck). Finally got him to the slaughter house the day before he was to be slaughtered hoping that he would settle down & the meat would be ok - wrong. The resultant meat had a very strong taste that was gamey & to me a bit liver like in flavor - we threw most of that animal away!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farminlund, post: 207189, member: 1132"] We've been slaughtering our own for ~25 yr (about 1.5 animals/yr) & have had (2) "dark cutters" that have much blood in the meat as a result of excessive adrenaline in the system (hamburger is sticky & all the meat is very dark in color). The first one we didn't even suspect a problem nor had we ever heard of if until we went to pick up our beef. The slaughter folk said they were sorry but this was one of those animals that needed to be shot in the pasture, then butchered. I asked why & the explanation was that she never settled down while awaiting slaughter & had flooded her body with adrenaline & the resultant blood flow tainted the meat (at least that is their story). The second time was some years later when I tried to load the steer on the truck & he went crazy (charging me & doing anything & everything not to get on that truck). Finally got him to the slaughter house the day before he was to be slaughtered hoping that he would settle down & the meat would be ok - wrong. The resultant meat had a very strong taste that was gamey & to me a bit liver like in flavor - we threw most of that animal away! [/QUOTE]
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